Allium parryi is a North American species of wild onion[2] known by the common names Parry's onion and Parry's fringed onion. It is common in the Coast Ranges of southern California and northern Baja California.[1] It is also known from the southernmost reaches of the Sierra Nevada.[3][4][5]

Allium parryi produceds a reddish-brown bulb roughly a centimeter long. It produces a short stem up to a maximum height of about 20 centimeters and a single cylindrical leaf which is generally a bit longer. The inflorescence contains up to 50 pink-veined white flowers which turn darker pink as they age. Each flower has narrow tepals less than a centimeter long.[6][7]

References

  1. ^ a b Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
  2. ^ Watson, Sereno 1879. Proceedings of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences 14: 231–232 in English
  3. ^ USDA Plants Profile
  4. ^ Biota of North America Program 2013 county distribution map
  5. ^ Calflora Taxon Report 221, Allium parryi
  6. ^ Flora of North America, Allium parryi
  7. ^ Jepson Manual Treatment, Allium parryi

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